:00:10. > :00:12.Good evening. their first three albums.
:00:13. > :00:15.Tourism businesses in Cornw`ll claim a ban on term`time holidays for
:00:16. > :00:18.In September, new legislation came into force, introducing finds
:00:19. > :00:21.for parents who take their children out of school in term time.
:00:22. > :00:33.But tourism leaders say confusion over the law is costing thel money.
:00:34. > :00:41.This man lets 12 holiday cottages in Cornwall. In previous years, the
:00:42. > :00:46.place has been full of families with young children. But since the
:00:47. > :00:55.government change the law, `ny have been put off by the threat of fines.
:00:56. > :01:02.We have experienced a 27% drop in families coming during the school
:01:03. > :01:07.term time. I'm sure the leghslation was well intended, but did they look
:01:08. > :01:11.at the implication? This falily visited last year. They havd come
:01:12. > :01:19.back during term time this xear to save money. They'd usually have
:01:20. > :01:23.perfect attendance records, they are on time every day, we work hard to
:01:24. > :01:29.get them to school in the rhght fashion. If it is somebody that is
:01:30. > :01:37.continuously doing it, fair enough, but they are not in exam ye`rs.
:01:38. > :01:43.While Cornwall has tended not to find parents who take their children
:01:44. > :01:46.on holiday during term time, tourism businesses said they are suffering
:01:47. > :01:52.because of the local educathon authorities do. The problem is,
:01:53. > :01:57.there is not enough clarification for the headteachers, the p`rents,
:01:58. > :02:02.even the councillors, and everybody is frightened of it. The paxments
:02:03. > :02:08.are frightened of taking thdm out, the headteachers are frightdned of
:02:09. > :02:10.letting them. The Department for Education maintains that local
:02:11. > :02:15.authorities should take a tough stands. Few here would argud with
:02:16. > :02:17.the principle, but they say in part is the confusion needs to bd cleared
:02:18. > :02:19.up. And you can see more on that
:02:20. > :02:22.story on the Sunday Politics. That's at 11am tomorrow herd on
:02:23. > :02:26.BBC One. There were long traffic quetes
:02:27. > :02:29.on the A30 in Cornwall this morning The road was blocked
:02:30. > :02:33.in both directions between Preeze Cross and Temple following
:02:34. > :02:37.the collision just after 10:30am. Three people were injured, hncluding
:02:38. > :02:40.the driver of one vehicle who was Detectives investigating
:02:41. > :02:47.the death of 17`year`old Aldx Peguero Sosa in Kingsbridge will be
:02:48. > :02:51.returning to the town tonight to Alex died after an incident
:02:52. > :02:56.at a taxi rank in the early hours A vigil was held in his memory
:02:57. > :03:01.on Plymouth Hoe this week. 42`year`old Lee Dent from
:03:02. > :03:04.East Portlemouth has been charged The sky above Tiverton was ` wash
:03:05. > :03:11.of colour this morning as over 0 This is the fourth year
:03:12. > :03:16.of the Tiverton Balloon Festival, Organisers say it's the biggest
:03:17. > :03:21.so far, with pilots taking part Along with the aerial displ`ys,
:03:22. > :03:39.there are 50 live bands performing It is about hot`air balloons, music
:03:40. > :03:47.and family fun, and raising money for charities. It is a commtnity
:03:48. > :03:49.event. It is about raising loney, having a good time and having all
:03:50. > :04:01.the family here. It is brightening up again tomorrow,
:04:02. > :04:06.but for the time being, we `re stuck with dull and damp weather, with
:04:07. > :04:09.patchy rain and drizzle. Once the weather fronts have passed, it
:04:10. > :04:14.becomes brighter and feels fresh air. The showers with us thhs
:04:15. > :04:20.evening, they are fairly light and patchy in nature. The bulk of them
:04:21. > :04:29.will have passed through by dawn. It is another mild and muggy nhght To
:04:30. > :04:34.start tomorrow, one or two showers, but for most it should be dry and
:04:35. > :04:39.increasingly bright through the day, with sunshine breaking out. The wind
:04:40. > :04:47.becoming more north`westerlx. It should be feeling a bit fresher
:04:48. > :04:53.tomorrow. Into the coming wdek, it generally stays dry. On the whole,
:04:54. > :04:54.it is a dry week, and incre`singly warm as we go through, with fairly
:04:55. > :04:59.light wind. The next update is tomorrow evening
:05:00. > :05:18.at 5:50pm. Goodbye. We are seeing thunderstorms
:05:19. > :05:22.developing. Some of these will stay with us well on into the evening to
:05:23. > :05:27.be replaced with outbreaks of rain later in the night. The rain we had
:05:28. > :05:33.heading into western Scotland and Northern Ireland and spreading east
:05:34. > :05:37.across the UK. There are some heavier bursts. Coast and hill fog
:05:38. > :05:43.around and a warm muggy night to come. Tomorrow we start with cloud.
:05:44. > :05:45.Damp in places. Many of us will see brighter skies arrive. There will be
:05:46. > :05:51.showers around. Light ones for Wales showers around. Light ones for Wales
:05:52. > :05:53.West earn England. Through the morning sunny spells will develop.